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Structural Health Monitoring of Mine Shafts
Structural Health Monitoring of Mine Shafts The Project Site GEO-Instruments Canada provided instrumentation and monitoring during development of a potash mine in Saskatchewan. The potash deposits were 900 meters underground, so the mine had to construct access shafts. Instrumentation was required during construction of the shafts and also for large-scale testing of the concrete mixes…
Read MoreWide-Area Wireless Data Logging for Tailings Dam
Wide-Area Wireless Data Logging for TSF Requirements for the loggers included long-range radio communication and efficient battery-powered operation. The loggers had to deliver measurements at temperatures well below zero for much of the year. Challenge GEO-Instruments Canada was tasked with installing a monitoring system at a tailings dam attached to a major iron ore mining…
Read MoreElastiSense Displacement Sensors
News Archive New: ElastiSense Crackmeters & Jointmeters These rugged sensors are ideal for monitoring cracks and joints in bridges, tunnels, buildings, dams, retaining walls, and even rock faces. Extreme Durability Flexible, waterproof, immune to misalignments, heat, cold, dirt, dust, chemicals, and vibrations. Easy Installation Low profile, no special mounting, no protection, no maintenance, and compatible…
Read MoreEWS Satellite Loggers
News Archive New: EWS Satellite Loggers EWS satellite loggers are compact, battery-operated devices with built-in satellite connectivity certified by the Iridium Satellite Network. Measurements sent from EWS loggers in the field can be viewed just minutes later on office and mobile web browsers. EWS loggers are designed for easy deployment. Their all-in-one design eliminates the…
Read MoreLocator One GNSS Sensors
News Archive New: Locator One GNSS Sensors Locator One GNSS Sensors Locator One GNSS sensors use satellite signals to monitor settlement and lateral displacements. GEO-Instruments is deploying these sensors on its own projects and has them available as rentals. Locator One Applications Automating measurements of settlement plates. Monitoring slope stability at open pit mines, tailings…
Read MoreGKM Consultants rebrands to Geo-Instruments
News Archive GKM Consultants rebrands as Geo-Instruments Geo-Instruments and GKM Consultants have collaborated on several large projects. Now they will be united under the same name. Above: The GKM and GEO people meet for team building. GKM Consultants GKM Consultants will adopt the GEO-Instruments name on September 2. GKM Consultants, based in Canada, is known…
Read MoreAutomated Monitoring at Oil Sands Site
Automated Monitoring at Oil Sands Site Challenge Oil sands make up one of Canada’s most important fossil fuel reserves, but their exploitation has to be monitored with care. To this end, a major Canadian energy company installed 2,000 vibrating wire piezometers in the tailings dams at its northern Alberta oils sands site. At the time,…
Read MoreAutomated Monitoring of Tailings Dams
Automated Monitoring of Tailings Dams Challenge The growth of operations at this northern Canada plant has required expansion of its tailings storage facilities. The TSF dams must be monitored to confirm that their structural integrity is not compromised. When its operations were smaller, the plant could rely on manual monitoring, even in the harsh winters.…
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